Web Conferencing with Zoom!
Web conferencing at Dawson is available through Zoom at https://zoom.us. You can sign up with your College email, but then there is a limit of 40 minutes per meeting. Your computer should be equipped with a webcam and microphone. To get a license with unlimited access just ask IT Support. Check out the Dawson e-Learning Community of…
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Active Learning in College Science : The Case for Evidence-Based Practice
Now available through the Dawson library Authors: Mintzes, Joel J. and Walter, Emily M. This book explores evidence-based practice in college science teaching. It is grounded in disciplinary education research by practicing scientists who have chosen to take Wieman’s (2014) challenge seriously, and to investigate claims about the efficacy of alternative strategies in college science teaching….
Read More about Active Learning in College Science : The Case for Evidence-Based PracticeTransforming Inclusive Education
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Storytellers Challenge Finalist (2016) Shelley Moore (UBC) talks about inclusive education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYtUlU8MjlY
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Free Webinars with Dr. Tony Bates – Teaching in the Digital Age
From March to May 2020, join Contact North | Contact Nord Research Associate Dr. Tony Bates for a series of five 1-hour webinars via Adobe Connect. The five webinars cover respectively: (a) using online learning to develop new skills; (b) deciding on the right mix of online and face-to-face teaching; (c) choosing appropriate media and…
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Dawson Ped Days 2020 ppt slides now available!
Check out the PowerPoint slides from Dawson Ped Days 2020 here!
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The Illusion of Good Class Discussions and What to Do About It
By David Adams, PhD, and Enoch Hale, PhD Providing a high-quality education where students have the opportunity to take part in active learning is one of the most important things we can do for our students. Doing so, however, is much more involved than we may think. All of our instructional…
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Are you concerned about artificial intelligence being used in an unregulated and ethically-questionable manner, and worried that industry is moving forward at breakneck speed with little oversight? Do you have opinions on how regulation can be used to protect the privacy of Canadians while not deterring leading-edge research and innovation? If so, join our discussion groups…
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Dawson Active Learning Community Featured in MEES Webinar
Dawson College teachers Selma Hamdani and Yann Brouillette share their experience with the innovative pedagogy of active learning and the peer support of the Dawson Active Learning Community (DALC) in a new video requested by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur. The video was produced as a knowledge…
Read More about Dawson Active Learning Community Featured in MEES Webinar‘You just spiral’: UBC president who overcame mental health crisis determined to help Canadian students
Advocates say the numbers of students suffering from anxiety and depression amounts to a mental health crisis on Canadian campuses. Interview on CBC Radio show The Current February 14, 2020
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The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Quebec Colleges
By Alice Havel (Adaptech) and Odette Raymond (Institut des troubles d’apprentissage) Along with the continual growth in the number of students with disabilities in colleges over the past 20 years, the associated challenges have become increasingly more complex. Consequently, there has been a paradigm shift emerging that not everyone is ready…
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